The City Capital Improvements and Engineering Department will host a ribbon cutting event on Monday, May 14 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the completion of the Sessom roadway, pedestrian and drainage project. The public is invited to attend.

The event will be held at the corner of Sessom and Peques in the Texas State Physical Plant Administration parking area. Attendees will be allowed to park in the lot for the event.

Curran Construction of Converse began work on the project in April 2017 to realign State Street with Peques, add safety improvements at the intersection of Pleasant and Sessom, add a wide sidewalk throughout the project limits, add shared lane marking and signage for bicyclists, and reconstruct all driveways to current accessibility standards. The project also includes the City’s first Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, which is located mid-block, to provide a safe crossing on Sessom in an area that was previously un-marked, but often used by pedestrians.

The $1.8 million project was jointly funded by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Texas State University and the City of San Marcos. Construction on the project was completed in one year.

For more information on the project, please call the City of San Marcos Capital Improvements and Engineering Department at 512-393-8130.

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The inclusion of a Craddock Avenue extension through environmentally sensitive land in a presentation on the city's Transportation Master Plan at Tuesday's city council meeting raised questions.

The potential extension, that would extend Craddock to Lime Kiln Road and Interstate 35 on a route above Sink Creek, is listed as a conservation corridor in the thoroughfare plan.

There currently are only two routes that connect traffic between Interstate 35 and areas west now – Wonder World Drive and through downtown. The Craddock Avenue extension would divert the traffic that is moving through downtown to other areas, but could present some potential environmental issues.

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, or CAMPO, started a regional arterial study in the middle of last year and when it is finished, it could show potential alternatives to the Craddock extension that CAMPO would be interested in funding.

The council is set to vote on the Transportation Master Plan on June 5.

Yes, it would ease traffic downtown sooner.

No, it's an environmentally-sensitive area and the city should wait for CAMPO options.